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‘Seinfeld’ may have been a show about nothing, but to James Anthony Calder, it meant the world. As he was dying of cancer, the sitcom’s cast — including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Patrick Warburton and more — sent James Anthony touching birthday messages of love and support. Click to see.

This is no case of “yadda-yadda-yadda.” This might just make you cry, as the cast of Seinfeld gave James Anthony Calder the greatest present for his 67th birthday. The stars of the show, from Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 54, to Patrick Warburton, 51, to even Wayne Knight, 60, recorded heartwarming birthday greetings, wishing him a happy birthday. Even the Soup Nazi was there!

We’ve got Newman on the brain after the ‘Seinfeld’ actor was the latest victim of a death hoax on March 16 — and it turns out there’s A LOT we didn’t know about him!

Wayne Knight, 58, has been on TV and in countless movies, but there is more to Jerry Seinfeld’s arch rival than you know. We here at HollywoodLife.com put together five things that we think you need to know about the man who was pronounced dead on March 16 as a hoax. Newman never could catch a break!

A tragic story hit the web on March 16 claiming that Wayne Knight, who starred as Jerry Seinfeld’s arch rival, Newman, in the early 90’s TV show ‘Seinfeld,’ had passed away. Was the story a hoax or is Newman really gone?

Wayne Knight, 58, is dead — or is he? An unsettling story claiming that the veteran comedy actor had died in a car crash hit the web on March 16 — causing Wayne’s fans to freak out and mourn his loss. But was it all just a hoax?